It’s Official: Australia Will Be Competing In The Eurovision Song Contest Until 2023

Australia has locked in a spot in the Eurovision Song Contest until 2023, it’s been confirmed.

SBS and production partner made the announcement on Wednesday, ahead of our fifth competitor, Brisbane-born singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke, heading to Israel in May.

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Eurovision executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand said the organisation “couldn’t have imagined quite how popular [Australian] artists would become” after Jessica Mauboy’s initial appearance as an interval performer in 2014.

“It was a natural progression for us to agree to their inclusion as a participant for the next five years as they bring so much to the table,” Sand said.

“We very much look forward to welcoming them to Tel Aviv to perform, alongside the 41 other exciting participants in what’s sure to be a fantastic celebration of music.”

Eurovision 2019 will be Australia’s fifth year competing, but until now it’s been by invitation of the European Broadcasting Union each year, SBS said.